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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Spielberg Brainstorms New Jurassic Park Film

Steven Spielberg, according to the Hollywood Reporter, is brainstorming with screenwriter Mark Protosevich on ideas for a new Jurassic Park film. Spielberg directed Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, both which were based on novels by Michael Crichton.

Jurassic Park III was directed by Joe Johnston, with Spielberg serving as executive producer. According to the Internet Movie Data Base, Crichton brainstormed with the screenwriters, but left the project “when he could not come up with a satisfactory idea.”

I remember Crichton said in an interview that he never saw Jurassic Park III.

In a May interview Sam Neill, who starred in the first and third films, said:

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